LEAVITT, HELENA STAR - At the Lincourt Manor, St. Stephen NB on April 5, 2014, Mrs. Helena Star (Griffin) Leavitt, wife of Mr. Lloyd Leavitt of St. Stephen NB. Born at Wood Island NB on July 27, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Linnie (Wilcox) Griffin. A loving wife, mother, step mother, grandmother and sister, in addition to her husband Lloyd, she is survived by one daughter, Judy Hanley of St. Andrews NB, two step daughters; Mabel Fraser of Toronto ON and Ruby (Eric) Olsen of L’Etete NB, three grandchildren; Mark (Ella) Hanley of St. George NB, Lesley Hanley (Ron Middleton) of St. Stephen NB and Aaron (Angela) Hanley of Indianapolis IN, five great grandchildren; Monique, Richmond & Karlee, Jonah & Nora, one sister, Rhoda Zwicker of St. Andrews NB and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her first husband, Earl Leavitt, she was predeceased by several brothers and sisters. Prior to her retirement, Helena worked as a Florist. She was an avid writer who wrote beautiful poetry and loved to tell stories. She had a large collection of dolls and angel firgurines and still enjoyed arranging flowers in her spare time. She was a women of faith who enjoyed visiting the sick and reading them the Bible and sang with the Valley Gospel Singers.
Resting at the St. George Funeral Home & Crematorium (755-3533) 26 Portage Street, St. George NB from where service will be held from the Gary E. Waycott Memorial Chapel on Thursday at 4:00 pm with Rev. Bob Smith officiating. The interment will be held at the St. George Rural Cemetery at a later date. Visitation at the funeral home will take place on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. In Helena’s memory, donations to a charity of the donor’s choice would be appreciated by the family. (www.stgeorgefh.ca)